Author’s Note: The following essay is drawn from a forthcoming book manuscript currently in development. It is an excerpt from a larger chapter and is presented here in a provisional, condensed form. The work reflects more than thirty years of study of the Hebrew Scriptures as translated into the
Author's Note: This article does not claim that Russell’s framework was intended for organizational application, but rather that it provides a conceptual structure through which such application can be rigorously developed. This approach complements, but is distinct from, existing traditions in organizational theory that emphasize decision-making,
Author's Note: The reflections presented here form part of an extended reading of Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals by Immanuel Kant. Written in the late eighteenth century, the Groundwork remains a text of unusual severity, returning insistently to questions that admit of no easy resolution: what it
Author’s Note: The reflections presented here form part of an extended reading of Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals by Immanuel Kant. Written in the late eighteenth century, the Groundwork remains a text of unusual severity, returning repeatedly to questions that admit of no easy resolution: what it is
An unexpected centre
When I arrived at Oxford to begin the MSc Global Healthcare Leadership, I anticipated a world of thought shaped by rigour, breadth, and the weight of long tradition. What I did not foresee, though I came to treasure it, was the presence of something more intimate and
Author’s Note: This article forms part of an ongoing reading of Immanuel Kant’s Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals, considered in relation to questions of institutional life, leadership, and governance. These reflections inform a broader body of work at the intersection of philosophical foundations and practical institutional responsibility.
In April 2026, I led a three-part seminar series titled “Leading Change in Complex, Resource-Constrained Health Systems: The Reality of the DRC.” Hosted by the Higher Institute of Nursing Sciences (ISSI), the series brought together healthcare professionals working in conditions that resist easy description, and perhaps easy resolution.
Navigating the Organisational Landscape brings together scholar–practitioner reflections on leadership, responsibility, and institutional life. The volume reflects the practical and intellectual concerns that shape much of the work gathered at That Remains: how leaders exercise judgment, how organizations endure complexity, and how authority is tested within institutions.
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